Master of Business Administration (MBA)

MBA (Master of Business Administration)

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Course Overview

The Master of Business Administration course offers you a general management programme designed to develop and enhance your business and management capabilities and prepares you for accelerated career progression through the acquisition of the knowledge, skills and confidence necessary for success in strategic management and senior leadership roles. The programme places an emphasis on strategic decision making and develops practical and professional skills for success in business environments. The programme

Develops managerial knowledge and skills that have immediate applicability;
Provides an opportunity to meet like-minded, ambitious executives from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences;
Challenges participants to think differently.
Integrates learning across all functional areas of business including finance, management, marketing, accounting, operations and business information systems.

The University of Galway MBA is accredited by AMBA—the global standard of excellence for MBA education.

Research-led teaching by key faculty with real world business experience and international research reputations;
Continuing personal and professional development tailored to each student with one-to-one coaching from top business leaders;
Flexibility to tailor the programme to your requirements;
Small classes that allow for rich staff-student interaction.

Applications and Selections

Applications are made online via the University of Galway Postgraduate Applications System.

Who Teaches this Course

Requirements and Assessment

Students will complete a range of different assessments. These include individual and group projects that form a continuous assessment throughout the semester as well as end-of -term, closed-book examinations.

Key Facts

Entry Requirements

Entry is open to graduates who have at least three years of relevant postgraduate administrative or business experience. Applications from non-graduates who have a minimum of five years’ business or administrative experience may also be considered.

Additional Requirements

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

Applications from non-graduates who have a minimum of five years' relevant business experience may also be considered.

Duration

2 years, part-time

Next start date

September 2025

A Level Grades ()

Average intake

QQI/FET FETAC Entry Routes

Closing Date

Please view the offer rounds website.

NFQ level

Mode of study

ECTS weighting

Award

CAO

Course code

MBA-AD

Course Outline

Modules/coursework includes:

Accounting for Managers
Financial Management
Management and Organisation
Economics and the Business Environment
Business Information Systems
Human Resource Management
Management and Organisation
Economics and the Business Environment
Business Information Systems
Human Resource Management
Enterprise Architecture Management
Markets & Marketing
Company-based Interdisciplinary Consultancy Study
Service Marketing
Leadership and Change
Performance Management, Ethics and Governance

Elective modules, offered at University of Galway or University of Limerick, may include*:

International Study Visit
Business Negotiations
International Management
Taxation
Strategic Sales Management
Technology Management
Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Enterprise
Corporate and Commercial Law
Strategic Human Resource Development
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Strategic Marketing
Irish Economic Policy
Law and Policy Relating to Business Enterprise
Information Systems Innovation
Services Marketing.
Corporate Financial Management

*Electives offered are determined by the interest of students and availability of lecturing staff.

Curriculum Information

Curriculum information relates to the current academic year (in most cases).
Course and module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Glossary of Terms

Credits: You must earn a defined number of credits (aka ECTS) to complete each year of your course. You do this by taking all of its required modules as well as the correct number of optional modules to obtain that year's total number of credits.
Module: An examinable portion of a subject or course, for which you attend lectures and/or tutorials and carry out assignments. E.g. Algebra and Calculus could be modules within the subject Mathematics. Each module has a unique module code eg. MA140.
Subject: Some courses allow you to choose subjects, where related modules are grouped together. Subjects have their own required number of credits, so you must take all that subject's required modules and may also need to obtain the remainder of the subject's total credits by choosing from its available optional modules.
Optional: A module you may choose to study.
Required: A module that you must study if you choose this course (or subject).
Required Core Subject: A subject you must study because it's integral to that course.
Semester: Most courses have 2 semesters (aka terms) per year, so a three-year course will have six semesters in total. For clarity, this page will refer to the first semester of year 2 as 'Semester 3'.

Year 1 (45 Credits)

Year 2 (45 Credits)

Why Choose This Course?

Career Opportunities

The MBA programme is a common factor in the careers of many successful managers in large multinational companies, SMEs, government agencies, NGOs, professional consultancies and arts organisations. MBA graduates from University of Galway are employed by leading organisations in both the private and public sector, including Alkermes, AIB, An Post, Bank of Ireland, Baxter, Bord Gáis, Boston Scientific, C&D Foods, Cancer Care West, Creganna-Tactx Medical, Department of Education and Skills, Dycon Ltd., Glanbia, Hewlett Packard, Hollister, HSE, Medtronic, mykidstime, ie, O2, Oracle, Salesforce, SAP, SNAP, The City Bin Co., Thermo King, VHE and Transitions Optical.

Who’s Suited to This Course

Learning Outcomes

Transferable Skills Employers Value

Work Placement

Study Abroad

Related Student Organisations

Course Fees

Fees: EU

€16,000 p.a. (€16,140 p.a. including levy) 2025/26

Fees: Tuition

€18,000 p.a. 2025/26

Fees: Student levy

€105 p.a. 2025/26

Fees: Non EU

€18,000 p.a. (€18,105 p.a. including levy) 2025/26

For 25/26 entrants, where the course duration is greater than 1 year, there is an inflationary increase approved of 3.4% per annum for continuing years fees.

Postgraduate students in receipt of a SUSI grant – please note an F4 grant is where SUSI will pay €4,000 towards your tuition (2025/26). You will be liable for the remainder of the total fee. A P1 grant is where SUSI will pay tuition up to a maximum of €6,270. SUSI will not cover the student levy of €140.

Note to non-EU students: learn about the 24-month Stayback Visa here.